Askari Bank (AKBL) Stock Overview

Provides various banking products and services in Pakistan and the Middle East. More details

AKBL fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	2/6
Future Growth	0/6
Past Performance	2/6
Financial Health	4/6
Dividends	3/6

Rewards

Price-To-Earnings ratio (5.8x) is below the PK market (9.4x)

Analysts in good agreement that stock price will rise by 35.3%

Risk Analysis

Unstable dividend track record

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Askari Bank Limited Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Askari Bank
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	PK₨89.52
52 Week High	PK₨127.90
52 Week Low	PK₨45.60
Beta	0.74
1 Month Change	-9.27%
3 Month Change	-10.54%
1 Year Change	93.22%
3 Year Change	517.38%
5 Year Change	393.99%
Change since IPO	3,252.73%

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

	AKBL	PK Banks	PK Market
7D	-4.4%	-4.6%	-4.5%
1Y	93.2%	50.5%	24.2%

Return vs Industry: AKBL exceeded the PK Banks industry which returned 50.5% over the past year.

Return vs Market: AKBL exceeded the PK Market which returned 24.2% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is AKBL's price volatile compared to industry and market?
AKBL volatility
AKBL Average Weekly Movement	8.9%
Banks Industry Average Movement	7.3%
Market Average Movement	8.6%
10% most volatile stocks in PK Market	11.4%
10% least volatile stocks in PK Market	5.7%

Stable Share Price: AKBL has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the PK market.

Volatility Over Time: AKBL's weekly volatility (9%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1991	8,869	Syed Ijaz	www.askaribank.com

Askari Bank Limited provides various banking products and services in Pakistan and the Middle East. It operates through Branch Banking, Corporate Banking, Treasury, Consumer Banking, Islamic Banking, Foreign Operations, and Others segments. The company offers current and saving accounts, and term deposits; corporate banking services, such as working capital and discounting facilities, term loans, letters of guarantee and credit, export financing, cash management, and employee banking solutions; commercial, investment, and international banking services; and mobile app and internet, SMS, and WhatsApp banking services.

Askari Bank Limited Fundamentals Summary

How do Askari Bank's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
AKBL fundamental statistics
Market cap	PK₨128.92b
Earnings (TTM)	PK₨22.30b
Revenue (TTM)	PK₨106.73b

5.8x

P/E Ratio

0.9x

P/B Ratio

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Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
AKBL income statement (TTM)
Revenue	PK₨106.73b
Cost of Revenue	PK₨2.27b
Gross Profit	PK₨104.46b
Other Expenses	PK₨82.16b
Earnings	PK₨22.30b

Last Reported Earnings

Mar 31, 2026

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	15.38
Gross Margin	97.87%
Net Profit Margin	20.89%
Debt/Equity Ratio	913.9%

How did AKBL perform over the long term?

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Dividends

5.6%

Current Dividend Yield

46%

Payout Ratio

Does AKBL pay a reliable dividends?

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When do you need to buy AKBL by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Askari Bank dividend dates
Ex Dividend Date	May 07 2026
Dividend Pay Date	Jun 03 2026
Days until Ex dividend	13 days
Days until Dividend pay date	14 days

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2026/05/19 23:53
End of Day Share Price	2026/05/19 00:00
Earnings	2026/03/31
Annual Earnings	2025/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

Package	Data	Timeframe	Example US Source ^*
Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

^* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Askari Bank Limited is covered by 5 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
Muhammad Ashraf	AKD Research
null null	Arif Habib Limited
Jehanzaib Zafar	BMA Capital Management Ltd.

Askari Bank (AKBL) Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

Askari Bank Limited Competitors

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Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

Upcoming dividend of PK₨2.00 per share

First quarter 2026 earnings released: EPS: PK₨4.54 (vs PK₨4.92 in 1Q 2025)

Askari Bank Limited to Report Q1, 2026 Results on Apr 27, 2026

Price target increased by 13% to PK₨117

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 16%

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 18%

Recent updates

Upcoming dividend of PK₨2.00 per share

First quarter 2026 earnings released: EPS: PK₨4.54 (vs PK₨4.92 in 1Q 2025)

Askari Bank Limited to Report Q1, 2026 Results on Apr 27, 2026

Price target increased by 13% to PK₨117

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 16%

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 18%

Dividend of PK₨1.75 announced

New minor risk - Share price stability

Askari Bank Limited, Annual General Meeting, Mar 17, 2026

Full year 2025 earnings released: EPS: PK₨15.77 (vs PK₨14.59 in FY 2024)

Askari Bank Limited to Report Fiscal Year 2025 Results on Feb 09, 2026

Third quarter 2025 earnings released: EPS: PK₨5.18 (vs PK₨4.15 in 3Q 2024)

Askari Bank Limited to Report Q3, 2025 Results on Oct 29, 2025

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 18%

Second quarter 2025 earnings released: EPS: PK₨2.44 (vs PK₨3.05 in 2Q 2024)

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 21%

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 16%

First quarter 2025 earnings released: EPS: PK₨4.94 (vs PK₨2.54 in 1Q 2024)

Now 25% overvalued

Askari Bank Limited Announces Board Changes

Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: PK₨14.58 (vs PK₨14.83 in FY 2023)

Dividend increased to PK₨3.00

Askari Bank Limited, Annual General Meeting, Mar 24, 2025

Askari Bank Limited Announces Chief Executive Officer Changes

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 17%

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 16%

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 19%

Now 20% overvalued after recent price rise

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: PK₨4.15 (vs PK₨3.97 in 3Q 2023)

Now 22% overvalued after recent price rise

Askari Bank Limited Announces Board Changes

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: PK₨3.05 (vs PK₨2.85 in 2Q 2023)

Price target increased by 8.6% to PK₨35.90

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 36%

Upcoming dividend of PK₨2.50 per share

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 15%

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 16%

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: PK₨2.85 (vs PK₨1.87 in 2Q 2022)

First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: PK₨3.25 (vs PK₨2.49 in 1Q 2022)

Price target decreased by 10% to PK₨29.72

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: PK₨11.17 (vs PK₨7.71 in FY 2021)

Less than half of directors are independent

Price target decreased to PK₨35.00

Less than half of directors are independent

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS PK₨2.13 (vs PK₨2.56 in 3Q 2020)

Price target increased to PK₨34.00

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS PK₨1.07 (vs PK₨2.47 in 2Q 2020)

Price target increased to PK₨34.00

First quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS PK₨2.20 (vs PK₨1.47 in 1Q 2020)

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Upcoming Dividend of PK₨3.00 Per Share

Full year 2020 earnings released: EPS PK₨8.61 (vs PK₨5.58 in FY 2019)

New 90-day high: PK₨24.75

New 90-day high: PK₨23.77

New 90-day high: PK₨23.41

Imran Moid Ceased to Be the Director of Askari Bank Limited

Third quarter 2020 earnings released: EPS PK₨2.56

Third quarter earnings released

Shareholder Returns

Price Volatility

About the Company

Askari Bank Limited Fundamentals Summary

Earnings & Revenue